# Thathuru Village, Sorab, Shimoga (Karnataka) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Sorab, Shimoga 

# Thathuru

Thathuru is a village in Sorab sub-district of Shimoga district, Karnataka, PIN code **577433**. The 2011 Census counted **2,997 people in 640 households**, the 8th largest of 281 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 78.0%.

- 2,997people (2011)
- 640households
- 75.7%literacy
- 577433PIN code

## Thathuru PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Thathuru is 577433.** Thathuru falls in Sorab sub-district, Shimoga district, Karnataka.

- PIN code577433
- Gram panchayatThathuru
- Community development blockSorab
- Census village code607442

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Thathuru from nearby towns?

- Sorab (sub-district HQ)27 km by road
- Shimoga (district HQ)100 km by road
- Siralkoppa (nearest town)15 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Thathuru?

21 services counted by the Census are inside Thathuru; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Anavatti
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Anavatti
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Anavatti
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Thathuru known for?

The main crops are **paddy and cotton**. About 64% of the 1,144 hectares of village land is sown, and 482 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Thathuru

Of every 100 households in Thathuru in 2011, 76 had electricity, 31 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Thathuru · ■ Sorab rural average

Electricity for lighting ****76%**

**85%

Toilet within the home ****31%**

**52%

No toilet (open defecation) ****69%**

**47%

Tap water ****79%**

**53%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**31%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%**

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**90%

Use banking services ****77%**

**69%

Television ****25%**

**45%

Mobile phone ****37%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**17%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****49%**

**18%

Own their home ****98%**

**94%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Thathuru?

■ Thathuru · ■ Sorab rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.7%**

**78.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****915**

**984

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****692**

**973

Working population ****49.2%**

**52.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.6% for men and 66.3% for women. 59% of men and 38% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 686 (47%) · **■** Farm labourers 467 (32%) · **■** Household industry 43 (3%) · **■** Other work 77 (5%) · **■** Marginal 201 (14%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Sorab

- Halesoraba3,515 people
- Kodakani3,274 people
- Chandraguthi3,083 people
- Mudidoddikoppa3,069 people
- Jade2,485 people
- Shakunavalli2,291 people
- Heche2,207 people
- Negavadi2,001 people

[All 306 villages in Sorab](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/shimoga/sorab/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Thathuru?577433
- How far is Thathuru from Shimoga?100 km by road
- What is the population of Thathuru?2,997 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Thathuru in?Shimoga district (Sorab sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Thathuru?75.7% (Census 2011)